Photo by Dean Gillette
Several new series got underway Wednesday, April 29 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with some surprise winners in the first round. Bluebird Hill and Marcus Miller were one of those pairs, scoring a longshot win in the $12,000 Expression Series for Indiana sired trotters.
Bluebird Hill began from post five and got away in mid pack as Hawt Yoga and Kiwon Waldron took over the lead position before the quarter in :28.4. They continued to lead the way through the half in :59.4 with the field staying in single file behind him. In the final turn. Movement began to form on the outside that included Bluebird Hill.
In the stretch, Bluebird Hill took flight, traveling home in :27.4 to reach the front position by the wire in 1:58.3. Let’Em, also a longshot, moved up for second for Lamar Wingard while Yawt Yoga held on for third in the 1:58.3 mile.
Bluebird Hill paid $28.20 for the win. The sophomore son of You Know You Do is owned by Matthew Miller and John McGill. Miller signed the ticket for the trotter at the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale for $26,000. He is a half brother to the standout mare Bluebird Dove, who established a world champion mark during Little Brown Jug Week in a division of the Buckette. She took a mark of 1:52.2 and completed her racing career as a multiple Indiana Sires Stakes winner with more than $226,000 in earnings. The family also includes six-figure winner Bodelicious.
Robert Wyman trains Bluebird Hill, who is now two for three this season after only scoring one win last year. He began on the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit and later worked his way up into stakes action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Overall, he has more than $22,000. His mile Wednesday was a new lifetime mark for the gelding, beating his previous mark set last year by one fifth of a second.
In the other division of the Expression Series, Marcus Miller guided that winner as well for trainer Jay Hochstetler. The Dover Dan sophomore moved from the three-hole into the final turn and rallied away from the field for the win by four and three-quarter lengths. Inverness Ave and Kevin Lambright finished second over Bravo Alpha and Doug Rideout for third.
Sunday Swagger paid $4.20 for the win. He is owned by Connie and Homer Hochstetler, Robert Buddig, and Allen Schwartz. He is a home bred for the Hochstetler barn and was a winner in his first start of 2026 after scoring two wins last year, including his career best time of 1:54.3. Sunday Swagger now has more than $60,000 on his card.
